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Previously on Seeds of Time: Fated Reunion

Meanwhile, Kira returned to the garden. As he was walking towards his friends, he spotted the person he had been hoping not to see, the woman he had been trying to forget.

"Lacus," he whispered to himself as the uneasy and familiar feeling came back to him.

Seeds of Time

Chance

Kira's POV

Lacus…

Never will I have that right to be part of her life. If I let myself give in to this desire of having her back, I'll just create a mess and ruin both of our lives. Kira! What are you thinking? No, you don't have a chance to be with her again! And remember that she's a married woman already. Don't have these thoughts on mind. And besides, you must hate her and feel betrayed for leaving you out of the blue only to find out that she wed somebody else.

However...

Upon seeing your very presence right now before me, Lacus, you're still as beautiful as ever. Your face hasn't changed, although time has passed, you still carry that façade of innocence and serenity that I always have liked about you. And your smile that has never failed to ease pain, yet right now, your special smile is reserved only for your man… that is not me anymore.

"Kira!"

You have been a good friend to me at least, and I guess we're better off as friends as fate has decided. I cannot hate you, Lacus. I think I don't have the right to maybe because it was my fault too, that's why… I cannot move on unless I know what really caused me to lose you, forever…

"Kira!"

Normal POV

"Hey, Kira!" a somehow pissed Cagalli moved towards her brother and yelled at him.

"Uh… whoah! Cagalli, you startled me to death," Kira jolted back to reality. Man, I got so engrossed with my thoughts. I better stop doing this or else they start to notice it. "Yeah, what is it, sis?"

"What's wrong with you? Jeez, you're acting so weird today," Cagalli said with worry in her tone, "come join us. Lacus has just arrived."

Lacus… Kira replied her with a smile, "Nothing's wrong," puts his right hand on her shoulder and they walked to where their friends are. Kira, ready or not, you have to face her.

Lacus' POV

"Lacus, can I carry baby Alice for a while?" Murrue asked my permission.

I nodded in consent, "Of course you can."

"Oh, she's so cute," Murrue commented while gettingt my child from my arms.

It feels so good to be here again. I missed moments like these ever since I got married to Ty. I rarely go out of the house because of the fact that my husband is a business tycoon. He said that it's better safe than sorry since we might not know if there are possible threats around. Yes, although I have to say that my situation right now is a little similar to that when I was still the songstress of the PLANTS, however, today is very much worse since I have my children and I just can't take any chances of misleading them to danger. But God has been so kind and now I find myself and my kids here in a cozy gazebo with my friends.

"Guys!" a thrill-toned yell came from Cagalli.

All of us turned around at her. That's our Cagalli, ever so lively despite her condition. Athrun and the others too responded to her call, however, of all things, a lone person immediately caught the attention of both my eyes. "Kira?" That name rang so many times at the back of my head. At this moment, I felt like going numb. What is he doing here? Oh, I almost forgot, he's the twin brother of Cagalli so… there's no way of avoiding him. But who cares anyway? This, I denied myself of acknowledging his presence like a hallucination or something, yet, my eyes continued to protest my mind's command of avoiding his face.

The twin siblings came to us nearer and nearer as I start to fall in oblivion. Still, a part of me pursues to resist stupor as I try to control myself on not to emit unnecessary reactions so that the others might not become aware of. But as each second pass by, I felt like going out of sanity. A mixture of countless emotions stirred and battled; anger towards him against longing for him. Why am I feeling like this? I continue to struggle with millions of thoughts running in my mind on how to face him. And there it goes, they're… Kira is already here in front of me.

"Lacus," he uttered my name in a voice I haven't heard in years.

I hate to say it, but thanks to him, I got out of trance. I recovered back as fast as I could as I finally spoke, "Kira, it's been a long time."

I saw him smile shyly. Some things have never changed, I thought. He began to speak again, "How are you?"

It was the start of a polite conversation but I discern that both of us still felt awkward on it. And it's like the old times returned.

Normal POV

It was early that night when the celebration ended. Earlier, Sai bade goodbye to his friends and explained that he can't stay any longer because the next day, he will have a meeting with his clients. All of them were saddened by his sudden departure, yet he told them that he's hoping to hang out with them some time.

After the party, the ladies were in Lacus' room and had their usual chitchat session. They sat on the bed as the younger women interviewed Ramius' love life. To their dismay, the brown haired beauty told them that although she's been dating, she still hasn't found the right man because she has been very busy as a social worker.

"Lacus, so Alice was born last year?" the ex-Archangel captain curiously asked, intending to change the former topic.

Lacus gave a thrift reply, "Yes."

"By the way, where's your son, Andrei?" Murrue followed.

"He's with his new friend, Saddy. He'll be here maybe later," Lacus said.

"Mind if I ask you a question, Lacus?" Murrue posed another question. Lacus nodded, giving a sign of approval.

"I still haven't seen your Mr. Wyndham but isn't that a coincidence? Brown hair and lavender eyes… Andrei looks somewhat like Kira," she said continuously with suspicion in her tone.

By the moment Kira's name was mentioned, Lacus gasped. Cagalli paused swaying the baby she's carrying in her arms and looked at her friend, "That what is what I've noticed too."

What am I supposed to say? Lacus tried to find a way out as tension began to fill her.

"But Ty also has brown hair and lavender eyes, right?" Cagalli pointed out to Lacus, interrupting her thoughts.

Lacus felt relieved, "Yes." Silly me. Why haven't I thought of this?

However, Cagalli asked Lacus something that was worse than the other one, "But seriously, we all knew that back then, it was you and my brother together. And I even don't know why the two of you broke up. I don't mean to be nosy, but wasn't there any chances, you know, that something happened between the two of you?"

At this, Lacus was caught off-guard. Don't deny it, Clyne… you are perfectly sure that something happened between you and Kira but… I think they don't need to know about it. "Nothing happened, I tell you the truth," she resorted to lying and looked down. "Please I don't want to talk about my past."

Both Murrue and Cagalli saw the hurt in Lacus' eyes. They realized that their friend has been avoiding this kind of issue and it was somehow their fault that they brought it up again. She can't lie to us, she still has feelings for Kira, they both thought.

"I'm sorry, Lacus. I should have been considerate of how you felt," Murrue requested for an apology.

"Me too," Cagalli fixed her stare at baby Alice.

The pink-haired lady beamed at them, "Don't worry, I'm not mad or anything. It's just that I love my life now with my family and I'm contented with that."

The other women smiled at Lacus' statement. They somehow blamed themselves for not seeing through their friend's happiness. Well at least, now they now know that she's in bliss with her family but they still wonder that Kira is still a part of her life and will always be no matter how much she rejects that fact.

There was silence that enveloped the room for a while until baby Alice cooed.

"Sleep now baby…" Cagalli smiled at baby Alice and she tried to put the child to sleep again. At this, Murrue noted, "Hmm, it looks like our preggy princess here is practicing some motherly ways."

"You'll make a wonderful mother, Cagalli. Athrun will be very proud of you," Lacus praised her friend.

Her face flushed, she hoped that she would be a great mother to her children. Never before she thought of getting hitched, and now, she's a mother-to be of hers and Athrun's child. Athrun…I'm sure, you'll be proud of me. She giggled lightly at her notion as she noticed that Alice was finally in deep slumber.

"Thanks for the compliment, Lacus," Cagalli lay the sleeping one on the queen-sized bed. "That reminds me, how come you didn't get any help like a nanny or something?" the blonde princess inquired and walked towards the window showing the ornate backyard of the palace.

"I want to be the one who'll take care of my children. Ty told me to get a helper but I did not let him. Besides, I always stay at home and this is the least I can do," she explained her intentions.

"Your husband must be very lucky to have you as his wife," Murrue remarked as both she and Cagalli were impressed by what the former pop princess had said.

Lacus simply chuckled, "Maybe I am the lucky one because I am a spoiled wife," Ty has always been kind to me and I'll always be thankful because of that.

"You've got to be kidding me," Murrue laughed along with Cagalli too.

Cagalli continued to peer through the window as she noticed a crowd of males, "Looks like those guys are having fun."

Murrue and Lacus stepped on to Cagalli's direction and also peeped through the pane, "I see. While we have our tête-à-tête, they have their alcohol conference," Murrue commented as she saw Yzak holding two bottles of beer.

"That Athrun, if he gets so drunk, he'll be sleeping with no one!" Cagalli snapped.

The pink haired coordinator calmed her friend, "Easy now, Mrs. Zala. He'll know when to stop," she tenderly patted Cagalli's back.

"He better be," the expectant went along as Murrue cackled softly at her abrupt reactions.

"I think a woman heavy with child should not exhaust herself," Murrue advised.

Lacus continued, "She's right. Don't get stressed because it will be bad for you and your baby."

Cagalli sighed, "I guess so. See you tomorrow, Lacus."

Murrue helped the blonde princess, "I'll accompany you back to your room," she then waved at Lacus goodbye.

"Thank you for your time. I had fun. Good night," Lacus escorted them to the door.

On the other hand, Athrun, Kira, Yzak and Dearka remained at the courtyard. Each man tells something about his life, having guffaw to the extreme while enjoying their alcohol.

Yzak was the most raucous among them while both Athrun and Dearka were the heavy drinkers. As for Kira, was whining that he can only have no more than a bottle.

"Hey Athrun, you're at your fifth. Don't you get dizzy or something?" Kira asked, amazed about his friend's ability in drinking.

"Not… at all," Athrun replied with gaps in his words.

"Ooh, what would your vicious wife say?" the tan ex-Buster pilot teased.

Yzak suddenly voiced, "You're sleeping alone tonight! I'll cut your throat for this, you dragon breath!"

At that, they laughed loudly. Yzak and Dearka hollered and Athrun took another bottle. Kira continued to have a little headache and finally resolved to cease and go back to his room.

"Hey Yamato, you quit already? Come on, be a real man!"

"I think I'll pass now, Dearka."

A surprised Yzak snorted, "Looks like Mr. Kira here got some other business… don't tell me that you're leaving us to visit Ms. Lacus, am I right?"

Kira blushed hard, "It's not like that. I'm really serious and if I continue to, I'll start throwing up and that would be a horrible scene," he scratched the back of his head.

An already drunk Athrun smirked, "You… not… very gooooood li-ar, ha-ha," he tried to speak in between hiccups.

"I don't know with you guys, but I'll be back in my room now. I'll see you tomorrow," Kira began to walk away from them. He paused and turned around to them, "Athrun, I hope Cagalli won't hit you… bad," he chuckled and then left with roars of laughter behind him.

While Kira was on his way back to his room, he heard someone singing.

"Must be Lacus," he whispered to himself as he stood in the hallway.

Kira stopped before the door of the room where the voice came from and he listened to the familiar song Lacus sang. So she still sings that song…

Lacus was sitting at a comfy couch in the terrace fronting her room. At the end of her song, she gazed at the stars up in the sky, remembering her former discussion with Kira.

"This isn't right. Why did I let myself talk to him?" she softly whispered.

Yet at the back of her mind, the face of Kira remains. His eyes especially were engraved in her memory. His lavender eyes of his reflect vast emptiness… Right then, she felt that guilt was beginning to overwhelm her.

Lacus was hurt when she saw those eyes one more time. Before, it was her who worked hard to wipe the agony away from Kira's being as a result of the war. She thought of possibilities that might have caused it, "Was it because of me?" she asked herself dreading the idea that she could be actually her friend's pain.

It was almost five years ago… Until now, I still can't believe what I have done to him. Could it be that he hated me for leaving him and not even telling him why? But, he still approached me and cared enough to talk to me, so maybe he doesn't hate me at all. But could it be my fault? I was so selfish that I did let Kira explain; that I did not let the both of us talk about and give our relationship a chance. What am I thinking? Past is past, live with that. And what about Ty? Don't do anything stupid, Lacus. You can't betray your husband; you love him too, right?

Lacus was deliberating with herself about her confused emotions until a familiar voice jolted her back to reality.

"Lacus…"

She jerked and turned to him, "Kira?"

"Lacus, may I speak with you even just for a moment?" he shyly asked the woman.

"What is it? Please take a seat," she patted the place near her where Kira would be sitting.

The ex-Freedom pilot timidly accepted her offer, "Thanks. And I'm sorry; I know it's impolite of me to just come inside your room without even knocking on your door first," he smiled sadly.

"It's alright. Something wrong?" Lacus asked, sensing something might be bothering him.

Both of them felt uneasy. Of course, they were former lovers and now they're talking with each other again but one could still treat each other as a good friend.

Kira finally spoke, "It's been a while since I last heard you sang that song. Uhm, well, can you sing it again for me?"

Lacus smiled, "If it's the least I can do, why not?" My, what did I just say? Oh well, here it goes.

I missed that smile of hers, Kira thought.

Why is that sad look in your eyes

Why are you crying?

Tell me now, tell me now

Tell me, why you're feelin' this way

I hate to see you so down, oh baby!

Is it your heart

Oh, that's breakin' all in pieces

Makin' you cry

Makin' you feel blue

Is there anything that I can do

Why don't you tell me where it hurts now, baby

And I'll do my best to make it better

Yes, I'll do my best to make the tears all go away

Just tell me where it hurts

Now, tell me

And I love you with a love so tender

Oh and if you let me stay

I'll love all of the hurt away

Both Kira and Lacus reminisced their moments together right after the war. It was the time of healing from the scars of losing loved ones due to the conflict. Kira's trembling hands held Lacus' as he began to cry silently and this made her startle a little.

Where are all those tears coming from

Why are they falling?

Somebody, somebody, somebody leave your heart in the cold

You just need somebody to hold on, baby

(Give me a chance)

To put back all the pieces

Take hold of your heart

Make it just like new

There's so many things that I can do

Lacus was hesitant to look at him but she did it anyway. She got stuck staring right through Kira's lavender orbs with her baby blue pools, and this time, she saw pain. She felt like her being's pierced with shattered glasses.

Why don't you tell me where it hurts now, baby

And I'll do my best to make it better

Yes, I'll do my best to make the tears all go away

Just tell me where it hurts

Now, tell me

And I love you with a love so tender

Oh and if you let me stay

I'll love all of the hurt away

He capped her cheeks with both of his hands. His tears continued to roll down as Lacus wiped them away. Lacus, tell me why you went away from me… my life's nothing without you on it… I still…

Is it your heart

Oh, that's breakin' all in pieces

Makin' you cry

Makin' you feel blue

Is there anything that I can do

Why don't you tell me where it hurts now, baby

And I'll do my best to make it better

Yes, I'll do my best to make the tears all go away

Just tell me where it hurts

Now, tell me

And I love you with a love so tender

Oh and if you let me stay

Kira brought Lacus' face nearer to his. He smiled weakly as a lone tear escaped from the pink-haired beauty.

I'll love all of the hurt away

And there was a light brush of their lips, a chaste kiss. Feelings of the past came back; it felt like it was just yesterday. For the both of them, maybe it was something that they needed for the many things left unsaid, questions left unanswered. It's true; actions do speak louder than words. It lasted for a few moments more until someone had the right timing for interruption.

"Mommy?"

Credits:

Tell Me Where It Hurts- Haddaway (Original Artist)

Lyrics was based from the remake of the song by MYMP, a Philippine local band.

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